Author Archives: Dandavats

By Jaya Vijaya Dasa Due to uncontrolled love for Visvambhara, the Ganga rushed rapidly, spilling over her banks in order to gently touch the body of the Lord. People wondered why the Ganga seemed much more beautiful today.Read More…

By Bhaktivedanta Manor HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami gave an enlivening and enlightening 4 part seminar on “The Sacred Rivers of India” at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK. Maharaj spoke about the importance of rivers in general. He recounted how rivers are In…

By Satyaraja Dasa People have assumed that intelligence is linked to the ability to suffer and that because animals have smaller brains they suffer less than humans. That is a pathetic piece of logic, sentient animals have the capacity to experience pl…

By Krishna Dharma Dasa Perhaps we should begin by defining religion. Dictionaries usually describe it as a system of belief in some supernatural power. That is where the conflicts tend to arise. My beliefs may well be different to yours, and human natu…

By Srutakirti dasHundreds of devotees were assembled in the temple room while Srila Prabhupada spoke. Suddenly, he stopped and became silent with his eyes closed. Everyone in the room became still, not wanting to disturb him. A pin drop could be heard….

Bhumi Devi Dasi: My Godbrother, His Grace PustaKrsna prabhu invited all the devotees over to his home today for a final visit. It was a beautiful and tearful event, and here he is getting a short nap after the program. With him in this picture is Daru …

By various devotees The Chariot Festival of Lord Jagannatha (Ratha Yatra), the Lord of the Universe, has been performed at the spiritual seaside resort of Puri, India for more than two thousand years. Since 1976, this attractive, beautiful, and bliss …

By Damodar Prasad dasWe are always on the razor’s edge, even when, by the mercy of Krsna-Guru-Vaishnava, we return back home, back to Godhead. Our original existence there is also on the edge of a razor – there is no room for inattentiveness or imperfe…

By Prahladananda Swami This is the audio recording from a Lecture – SB 2.7.18 “Questions About Sannyasa Asrama” at Radhadesh (Celibacy) with interesting questions and answers about the sannyasa asrama in Iskcon. How, when and why one devotee should ent…

Srila Prabhupada: “We must have a temple at Mayapur. If every one of us possesses a temple there, the importance of Sridhama Mayapur will automatically increase and we must have this ideal in view always” – 1947 to 1965 Correspondence Letter to Gosvami…

HG Bhava Bhakti devi dasi shares some inputs on the background of the Spiritual Mentorship System, how it started and moreRead More…

By Surendra Singh SaukhandaMy wife showed an equal disinterest in religious matters. Although she would attend religious functions held in her village, her main purpose was to entertain herself with some singing and dancing that’s all. But one day, in …

By Jaganmohini devi dasi When Lord Caitanya finished His instructions to Srila Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana, being empowered and enlightened, was so transcendentally pleased that he at once fell at the feet of Lord Caitanya and said: “I am born of a very…

By Arcana Siddhi Devi DasiBhaktivinoda Thakura describes the six practices of those serious about dedicating their lives to Krishna: accepting things favorable to devotional service, rejecting things unfavorable to devotional service, accepting that Kr…

By Mathuresha DasaCreation, maintenance, and destruction in the course of time are not features of the spiritual nature. The Upanishads say that before the creation there was no Brahma and no Siva, no sun, stars, or sky. There was only Vishnu, His expa…

Introducing Krishna conscious education in a school that is open to students of all backgrounds, in a school where competitive mentality is very prevalent among parents can be quite challenging. But the school is unique since it is established by Srila…

Balimardana Das: Lil’ Krishna Kidz is a spiritual enrichment program that offers Krishna Conscious teaching and activities to kids in a fun-filled atmosphere. Lil’ Krishna Kidz was started in the San Franciso Bay Area, California, USA in May 2011 under…

The word is out that excellence is the way to go. But what about the other 95% of ISKCON’s membership- our Grihastha ashram? Will aiming for Okay make them happy, will it provide an inspiring example for their children to emulate? I don’t think so!Read…

We are looking for volunteers to help cook the greatest feast ever for the pleasure of Lord Jagannath and his devotees. Volunteers are needed all day Saturday chopping veg and all night cooking Saturday night/Sunday morning.Read More…

Please find below photos from Snana Yatra 2019 at the ISKCON-London Radha-Krishna TempleRead More…

In the one hour Kids Bhagavatam session at Sadhu Sanga Retreat 2019, attended by 35-40 kids 5 years and above, we discussed SB 1.1.1. We started with Srila Vyasadeva paying obeisances to Krsna because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. We discus…

By Vijaya dasaNumber one in Arabic book distribution is, believe it or not, a farm project in Germany, the Simhacalam temple. They more than doubled everyone else in the world distributing 182 Arabic books. For the second time Padayatra India is the n…

By Karuna Dharini Dasi A full-time distributor of the seventies and eighties, Lavangalatika was very devoted to Srila Prabhupada and would go out seven days a week on sankirtana. Although we would see her at managla-artika we rarely saw her for the res…

By Mina Sharma HG Anuttama Dasa ran a practical and lively session on the Art of Public Speaking, where he shared practical tips that devotees can implement immediately. The ISKCON European Directors then shared the draft strategic plan document, whi…

By Navina Syama DasaI recently read one of the latest books by Ian Stevenson, entitled European Cases of the Reincarnation Type. Dr. Stevenson is a research professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia, and he has been doing research on the su…

By Padma Devi DasiLord Krishna’s deluding potency, works with certain energies that have the capacity to make material life seem like normal life. As we go about our everyday activities in the material world, we are continuously confronted with the nor…

By Paramadayala Nityananda Das Genuine spiritual teachers are friends to everyone, they do not see anyone as an enemy; rather, the enemy is the illusory energy. To act on this platform, one must understand that the spirit soul can never possess materi…

This video was posted on her mother’s Instagram page where also expresses her liking for the vaishnava songs of Srimati Jahnavi devi dasi and her latest readings from the Bhagavad-gita.Read More…

By Mina Sharma Day Two of the European Communications Conference began with a very relevant and hard hitting talk by Willy Fautre of Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF). This led to much discussion about various cases of abuse of human rights on the …

Adi-Guru das: Devotees from all spectrums of ISKCON joined together to meet thousands of spiritual seekers at the London Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Expo. With the Pop Up Temple, kirtans, book distribution and both Sivarama Swami and Ananda Monet featu…

By Jagabandhu dasa When I work in hospitals I am always very moved by the great suffering and despair of the souls who by circumstance happen to be there, whether patient or hospital worker. Because of this, as I traverse the various stairwells, eleva…

By Kripamoya dasa Whether you like it or not, Jehovah’s Witnesses are always ready to do two things (1) Distribute books (2) Sit down and talk with you, and help you to understand. ISKCON has many book distributors, but we need more gurus. Read More…

By Tamohara dasa We are constantly accepting service from the Supreme Controller. When we will instead try to serve that Being, everything changes. Read More…

By Bhaktivaibhava Swami Here HH Bhaktivaibhava Swami, the 2019 ISKCON GBC Chairman introduces the work of the Executive Committee of the ISKCON GBC Body and gives some insights as to what they do in their service. Read More…

In Chaitanya Caritamrta Lord Caitanya says that sadhu-sanga, the association of a great saintly person, is very important, because even if one is not advanced in knowledge, simply by association with a great saintly person one can immediately make cons…

These days with advanced technology in realm of printing, it is possible to deliver philosophical concepts quite attractively with posters, and displays.Read More…

New York Ratha-Yatra, Saturday June 8thRead More…

By Mina Sharma Around sixty devotees from across Europe and the US have gathered in New Vrajamandala in Spain, to participate in the European Communications Conference running from 27th – 30th May. Day one of the conference has focused upon ISKCON and…

Kaundinyapur is tiny village, 2 hours from Nagpur in Amravati, Maharashtra on the banks of river Wardha. This is birthplace of Rukmini Ji, the principal queen of Lord Krishna. This is also where famous Rukmini haran (kidnapping) pastime took place. Her…

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